Members Of The 99'ers, Organization of Women Pilots, Meet For Breakfast At Ann Arbor Airport - September 14, 1947

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1947
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Ann Arbor News, September 15, 1947
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FLYING FEMALES: The 23 women pictured above are members of the "99'ers," an all-feminine flying organization that visited Ann Arbor Airport yesterday morning for a quick breakfast. A few of the other halves, officially known as the "49 1/2ers," traipsed along. Most of the visitors came from Michigan communities, but one flew from New York City for the meeting. The airplane in the background is an Ann Arbor insurance man Clarence J. Aprill's Bonanza.
Ann Arbor News, September 15, 1947
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FLYING FEMALES: The 23 women pictured above are members of the "99'ers," an all-feminine flying organization that visited Ann Arbor Airport yesterday morning for a quick breakfast. A few of the other halves, officially known as the "49 1/2ers," traipsed along. Most of the visitors came from Michigan communities, but one flew from New York City for the meeting. The airplane in the background is an Ann Arbor insurance man Clarence J. Aprill's Bonanza.
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Joan Swartz & Winnifred Connelly Await The Arrival Of The Michigan Chapter Of The Ninety-Nines, September 1963 Photographer: Doug Fulton

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1963
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Elaine M. Wood - Earned Pilot's License, February 1941 Photographer: Eck Stanger

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1941
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Ann Arbor News, February 1, 1941
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Miss Elaine M. Wood, an Ann Arbor senior, is the fourth University coed to complete the primary flight training inaugurated by the Civil Aeronautics Board two years ago. She also is the only coed out of the present class to qualify for a private pilot's license. Miss Wood, who is 21 and lives at 1334 Hutchins Ave., wants to become an airline stewardess and has applied for a job with Pennsylvania Central Airlines.
Ann Arbor News, February 1, 1941
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Miss Elaine M. Wood, an Ann Arbor senior, is the fourth University coed to complete the primary flight training inaugurated by the Civil Aeronautics Board two years ago. She also is the only coed out of the present class to qualify for a private pilot's license. Miss Wood, who is 21 and lives at 1334 Hutchins Ave., wants to become an airline stewardess and has applied for a job with Pennsylvania Central Airlines.
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Miss Elaine Wood Named Flying Queen

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1941
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Lenore McElroy, Pilot, To Compete In Cross-Country Air Race, June 1950

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1950
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Ann Arbor News, June 3, 1950
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Only Washtenaw entrant in the annual "Ninety-Nines" transcontinental air race June 11 is Mrs. Lenore McElroy, of the McElroy Flying Service at Ann Arbor Municipal Airport. A veteran of wartime service with the WASP, Mrs. McElroy has logged 6,500 hours of flying time. She will fly the Beechcraft Bonanza pictured here from Lindbergh Field, San Diego Calif., to Greenville, S. C.
Ann Arbor News, June 3, 1950
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Only Washtenaw entrant in the annual "Ninety-Nines" transcontinental air race June 11 is Mrs. Lenore McElroy, of the McElroy Flying Service at Ann Arbor Municipal Airport. A veteran of wartime service with the WASP, Mrs. McElroy has logged 6,500 hours of flying time. She will fly the Beechcraft Bonanza pictured here from Lindbergh Field, San Diego Calif., to Greenville, S. C.
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Lenore McElroy, Pilot, To Compete In Cross-Country Air Race, June 1950

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1950
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Mrs. McElroy To Compete In Cross-Country Air Race

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Bernice Steadman, Pilot, In Her Twin-Engine Beechcraft, November 1969 Photographer: Cecil Lockard

Year:
1969
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Ann Arbor News, November 23, 1969
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A Pre-Flight Check. The winner of last year's Powder Puff Derby and many other races, Mrs. Robert Steadman is as much at home in her twin-engine Beechcraft as anyplace else. However, her responsibilities as president of the "Ninety Nines," an organization of women aviators, prevents Bernice from flying as much as she would like.
Ann Arbor News, November 23, 1969
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A Pre-Flight Check. The winner of last year's Powder Puff Derby and many other races, Mrs. Robert Steadman is as much at home in her twin-engine Beechcraft as anyplace else. However, her responsibilities as president of the "Ninety Nines," an organization of women aviators, prevents Bernice from flying as much as she would like.
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Ann Arbor Aviatrix Flies High In A 'Man's Career'

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23
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November
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1969
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Capital Airlines-PCA Veteran Pilots, All Of Willow Run, Who Have Flown More Than One Million Miles, March 1947

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1947
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